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Outdoor Storage Box — board plan

What to buy, and which parts come off which board.

Buy 16 boards at 8 ft.

2" × 2"

2 boards · 3.1 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 51% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 22 5/8" left over

    1. Legs — 24"
    2. Legs — 24"
    3. Legs — 24"

  2. Board 2 · 70 7/8" left over

    1. Legs — 24"

1" × 4"

14 boards · 39.9 board feet (includes 15% for knots and defects) · 95% of each board consumed

  1. Board 1 · 2 5/8" left over

    1. Lid Boards — 55"
    2. Side Boards — 22"
    3. Front, Back, and Sides Slats — 15"

  2. Board 2 · 2 5/8" left over

    1. Lid Boards — 55"
    2. Side Boards — 22"
    3. Front, Back, and Sides Slats — 15"

  3. Board 3 · 2 5/8" left over

    1. Bottom Supports — 52"
    2. Side Boards — 22"
    3. Lid Slats — 18"

  4. Board 4 · 2 5/8" left over

    1. Bottom Supports — 52"
    2. Side Boards — 22"
    3. Lid Slats — 18"

  5. Board 5 · 7 5/8" left over

    1. Front and Back Boards — 51"
    2. Lid Slats — 18"
    3. Lid Slats — 18"

  6. Board 6 · 7 5/8" left over

    1. Front and Back Boards — 51"
    2. Lid Slats — 18"
    3. Lid Slats — 18"

  7. Board 7 · 7 5/8" left over

    1. Front and Back Boards — 51"
    2. Lid Slats — 18"
    3. Lid Slats — 18"

  8. Board 8 · 7 5/8" left over

    1. Front and Back Boards — 51"
    2. Lid Slats — 18"
    3. Lid Slats — 18"

  9. Board 9 · 10 3/8" left over

    1. Lid Slats — 18"
    2. Lid Slats — 18"
    3. Lid Slats — 18"
    4. Front, Back, and Sides Slats — 15"
    5. Front, Back, and Sides Slats — 15"

  10. Board 10 · 4 1/4" left over

    1. Front, Back, and Sides Slats — 15"
    2. Front, Back, and Sides Slats — 15"
    3. Front, Back, and Sides Slats — 15"
    4. Front, Back, and Sides Slats — 15"
    5. Front, Back, and Sides Slats — 15"
    6. Front, Back, and Sides Slats — 15"

  11. Board 11 · 4 1/4" left over

    1. Front, Back, and Sides Slats — 15"
    2. Front, Back, and Sides Slats — 15"
    3. Front, Back, and Sides Slats — 15"
    4. Front, Back, and Sides Slats — 15"
    5. Front, Back, and Sides Slats — 15"
    6. Front, Back, and Sides Slats — 15"

  12. Board 12 · 4 1/4" left over

    1. Front, Back, and Sides Slats — 15"
    2. Front, Back, and Sides Slats — 15"
    3. Front, Back, and Sides Slats — 15"
    4. Front, Back, and Sides Slats — 15"
    5. Front, Back, and Sides Slats — 15"
    6. Front, Back, and Sides Slats — 15"

  13. Board 13 · 4 1/4" left over

    1. Front, Back, and Sides Slats — 15"
    2. Front, Back, and Sides Slats — 15"
    3. Front, Back, and Sides Slats — 15"
    4. Front, Back, and Sides Slats — 15"
    5. Front, Back, and Sides Slats — 15"
    6. Front, Back, and Sides Slats — 15"

  14. Board 14 · 4 1/4" left over

    1. Front, Back, and Sides Slats — 15"
    2. Front, Back, and Sides Slats — 15"
    3. Front, Back, and Sides Slats — 15"
    4. Front, Back, and Sides Slats — 15"
    5. Front, Back, and Sides Slats — 15"
    6. Front, Back, and Sides Slats — 15"

Cuts are listed longest-first, which is how they should be made: the awkward pieces get placed while there is still board to place them on. The layout assumes one end of each board is squared off (1") and that every cut costs 1/8" of kerf — the reason six 16″ parts do not fit on a 96″ board.